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" Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects. "
Willie Stargell
Never
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Friends
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" I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person. "
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" I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself. "
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" I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause. "
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" People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can. "
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" When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played. "
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" There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street. "
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" To be successful, one must take chances. "
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" That's where the future lies, in the youth of today. "
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" I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian. "
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" I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose. "
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" Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life. "
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" To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed. "
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" I love September, especially when we're in it. "
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" I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work. "
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" The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park. "
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Good
Park
" I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk. "
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" I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line. "
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" I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it. "
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" I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance. "
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Out
Go
Drinking
" Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers. "
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Parents
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" They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square. "
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Bat
Ball
" A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold. "
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